Cabometyx (cabozantinib) has received FDA approval for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer that has progressed following prior vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-targeted therapy and who are radioactive iodine-refractory or ineligible.
In last week’s issue of The Cancer Letter, the cover story featured Col. Susan Fondy, an Army veteran and stage 3 breast cancer survivor, who is now living with lymphedema. Fondy is now a lymphedema advocate, working to prevent further cuts to the already-sparse funding for the disease.
